Free Democratic Party of Vietnam

The Free Democratic Party of Vietnam, also known as the Dang Dan Chu Tu Do (DDCTD), was a liberal political party in South Vietnam which was founded in 1958 by Pham Quang Dan as a splintergroup from the Democratic Bloc of Vietnam. Dan acquired a personal following from his days as Democratic Bloc leader, but he was barred from taking his seat in the National Assembly in 1959 due to Ngo Dinh Diem accusing him of "irregularities". Following a failed coup in November 1960, Dan was imprisoned, but his cousin Pham Huy Co carried on its activities from Paris beofre launching his own National Council for the Vietnamese Revolution in August 1962 from Tokyo.